Reply to David Dufton,
Welcome, David. Why did it take you so long to get here? Have you moved yet?
Reply to Rolph Muller.
I'm very surprised that such a low temp will melt the loctite in the water pump
distributor. The coolant on GK Whip gets up to that sort of figure, although it
goes through the radiators before it gets to the pump.
A useful tool to grip the pipes is a 10mm (I think) Rawlbolt. Grind the
circumference of the tapered bolt head till it will fit inside the tube, then
carefully tighten until the barrel spreads enough to grip the tube. Then heat
the joints (one at a time) quickly but carefully :-? until the Loctite lets go
and turn the pipe to the desired position. A leather glove will be needed. A
good heat gun is best, failing that a plumbers gas burner. The important thing
is to use a lot of heat evenly get the whole joint hot. Too little heat applied
will be lost in the body of the casting, overheating parts while still not
getting all of the joint hot enough. Be confident and go for it.
Graham
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